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May 31, 2026, 10:00 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple delays iPhone-connected smart glasses to late 2027, aiming to disrupt the mid-tier $200-$500 eyewear market the way it disrupted the watch market  —  Also: The latest on iOS 27, iOS 28, new Apple TV and HomePod mini.  —  Apple isn't just going after Meta with its upcoming iPhone-connected smart glasses.
Exponential View:
AI adoption follows the J-curve path of general-purpose tech, like early US factory electrification, requiring years of investment before noticeable ROI gains  —  A framework to understand your firm's AI transformation  —  I had tea with a senior exec at a well-known public tech company last month.
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Ina Fried / Axios:
Sources: Microsoft and Nvidia will unveil the first Windows PCs powered by Nvidia SoCs, including devices from Surface and Dell, at Computex and Build 2026  —  The company best known for powering the AI boom is coming for the PC: Nvidia is expected next week to debut the first Windows computers …
Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch:
With Microsoft's GitHub Copilot shifting to token-usage billing on June 1, many developers bemoan massive cost increases and the end of flat-rate subscriptions  —  The golden age of Microsoft's Github Copilot appears to be at an end — for the little guy, at least.
Emily Glazer / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Gates' carefully crafted public image has been eroded by revelations about his ties to Epstein; Gates was recently snubbed from Microsoft's CEO Summit  —  The billionaire philanthropist was once ranked the world's most admired man—but the revelations of his Jeffrey Epstein ties are eroding efforts to burnish his reputation
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
AMD unveils the $330 Ryzen 7 7700X3D CPU, relaunches the 5800X3D as a $349 10th-anniversary edition, and plans to support the AM5 motherboard socket until 2030  —  AMD is committing to AM5 through 2029 and relaunching old chips. … Computex 2026 is underway in Taiwan …
Jacob Judah / Financial Times:
Experts say ChatGPT, Gemini, and other Western AI models are turbocharging Iran's cyber operations, helping it develop malware and launch phishing attacks  —  Western AI models are turbocharging Tehran's cyber operations, helping it develop malware and launch attacks
Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge:
Dell introduces the $699+ Dell XPS 13, starting with 8GB of RAM, a six-core Intel Core 5 320 chip, and a 13.4-inch touchscreen, rivaling the MacBook Neo  —  It'll start with just 8GB of RAM and an Intel Wildcat Lake chip. … Dell is making good on its tease from CES and finally announcing a new XPS 13.

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